PAOAY, Ilocos Norte – A 40-year-old farmer who served as a bodyguard of a mayoral candidate in this town was killed in an ambush on Wednesday night, police said. The victim – Boy, a resident of Barangay 5, Nalasin – was driving his motorcycle near a gasoline station in Barangay 2, San Roque...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A 74-year-old man was shot dead in Mala, Barangay Panubigan, this city, on Wednesday, less than three days after the murder of a truck driver on the MCLL Highway on Sunday. The victim was identified as Hiya-Hiya Ibrahim Tahil, a resident of the area and a native of Jolo, Sulu....
NASUGBU, Batangas – A man was shot dead by a lone gunman in Barangay Arga here on Wednesday night. Police identified the victim as Benson. The victim was inside his car parked in front of his house when the suspect arrived and shot him. He sustained a bullet wound in the check and was taken to a...
LEGAZPI CITY – The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5) said Wednesday that the suspect in the killing of a woman whose body was allegedly stuffed in a megabox (storage box) and dumped from a bridge in Barangay Pinagwarasan, Basud, Camarines Norte, is now in police custody. The suspect, 35,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two suspects were arrested on Monday, Jan. 5, for the murder of a truck driver over the weekend. The suspects were identified as Archie, 27, a resident of Barangay Manicahan here, and Jonel, 44, of Barangay Lunzuran, this city. Both vehemently denied involvement in the crime. The...
ROSARIO, Batangas -- The suspect in the killing of a woman whose body was stuffed in a box found under a bridge in Basud, Camarines Norte, voluntarily surrendered to the Rosario Municipal Police Station, Batangas, on Wednesday, Jan. 7. Police identified the suspect as Arnel Domingo, 35. Domingo...
Police have identified the woman whose body was found stuffed in a box under the Pinagwarasan Bridge in Purok 1, Barangay Pinagwarasan, Basud, Camarines Norte before dawn on Friday, Jan. 2. The victim was identified on Monday, Jan. 5, as Anelis Abamonga, 38, of Barangay Bura, Catarman, Camiguin. ...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) reported a 22.1 percent decrease in eight focus crimes in 2025, reflecting strengthened police operations, intensified crime-prevention strategies, and sustained community partnership across the region. Crimes went down 287...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Leyte Police Provincial Office (LPPO) reported a significant decline in overall crime incidents in 2025 compared to 2024. Data from the Crime Incident Reporting and Analysis System (CIRAS) said total crime incidents decreased by 20 percent from 475 in 2024 to 378 in 2025....
BUGUEY, Cagayan – A 77-year-old man was hacked to death by a former soldier in Barangay Mala Weste, Buguey, Cagayan on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 4. Police identified the victim as Dencio. Investigation said the suspect Juan allegedly hacked the victim using an approximately 18-inch bolo multiple...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A truck driver was shot dead in this city on Sunday night, Jan. 4. Police identified the victim as Muktasul Macrohon of Barangay Ayala Ecozone. Investigation said the victim was driving his truck to Cebu province when an unidentified man riding a motorcycle appeared. The gunman...
BACOLOD CITY – The 33-year-old son of the chairman of Barangay Isio, Cauayan, Negros Occidental was arrested following the fatal shooting of a 30-year-old laborer on New Year’s Day due to firecrackers. Police Lt. Col. Norberto Barniso, Cauayan police chief, said two groups were revving...
